Heart‐Shaped Box (Scott Litt mix on In Utero)

~ Recording by Nirvana

Annotation

The In Utero version was recorded & mixed in February 1993 by Steve Albini in Cannon Falls, Minnesota. Prior to the album's release, the track was remixed by Scott Litt. The original Steve Albini mix does appear on some compilations and In Utero releases as a bonus track.

Annotation last modified on 2021-10-22 20:41 UTC.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaHeart‐Shaped BoxNirvanaSingle
  • GB1993-08-23
Geffen RecordsGFSTD 54
1.1Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaHeart‐Shaped BoxNirvanaSingle
  • DE1993-08-30
Geffen Records, Sub Pop RecordsGED21849
1.1Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaHeart‐Shaped BoxNirvanaSingle
  • JP1993-09-16
Geffen RecordsMVCG-13008
1.3Heart-Shaped Box4:42NirvanaIn UteroNirvanaAlbum
  • US1993-09-21
Geffen RecordsGEF-24607
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaIn UteroNirvanaAlbum
  • US1993-09-21
DGC Records, Sub Pop RecordsDGCD-24607
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaIn UteroNirvanaAlbum
  • US1993-09-21
DGC Records, Sub Pop RecordsDGCD-24607
1.3Heart-Shaped Box4:42NirvanaIn UteroNirvanaAlbum
  • CA1993-09-21
DGC RecordsDGCD-24607, DGCSD-24607
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaIn Utero (Universal M & L)NirvanaAlbum
  • GB1993-09-21
  • XE1993-09
Geffen Records, Sub Pop Records424 536-2, GED 24536
1.3Heart-Shaped Box4:42NirvanaIn UteroNirvanaAlbum
  • US1993-09-21
BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions), DGC Records, Sub Pop RecordsD190124, DGCD-24607
1.3Heart-Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero (clean version)NirvanaAlbum
  • US1993-09-21
DGC RecordsDGCD-24705
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaIn Utero (MPO)NirvanaAlbum
Geffen Records, Sub Pop RecordsGED 24536
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn UteroNirvanaAlbum
  • JP1993-09-22
Geffen Records, MCA Victor, Inc. (Japanese holding company, active 1991–1997; do not use as release label!)GEFD-24536, MVCG-126
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn UteroNirvanaAlbum
  • JP1993-09-22
MCA Victor, Inc. (Japanese holding company, active 1991–1997; do not use as release label!)MVCG-126
1.1Heart-Shaped Box4:39NirvanaHeart‐Shaped BoxNirvanaSingle
Geffen RecordsGFST 54
1.1Heart‐Shaped Box4:43NirvanaHeart‐Shaped BoxNirvanaSingle
Geffen RecordsGED 21856
1.1Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaHeart‐Shaped BoxNirvanaSingle
Geffen RecordsGED21849
1.1Heart‐Shaped Box4:43NirvanaHeart‐Shaped BoxNirvanaSingle
DGC RecordsGFSC54
1.3Heart-Shaped Box4:42NirvanaIn UteroNirvanaAlbum
Geffen Records, Sub Pop RecordsGEFD-24536
1.3Heart-Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn UteroNirvanaAlbum
  • -1993
Geffen RecordsGED-24536
1.3Heart-Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn UteroNirvanaAlbum
Geffen RecordsGEF 24536
1.3Heart-Shaped Box4:42NirvanaIn UteroNirvanaAlbum
Geffen RecordsGEFC-24536
1.3Heart-Shaped Box4:42NirvanaIn UteroNirvanaAlbum
DGC Records, Columbia House (direct-mailing distributor of club editions of releases)*DGCD 24607
1.3Heart-Shaped Box4:42NirvanaIn UteroNirvanaAlbum
DGC RecordsDGCD-24607
1.3Heart-Shaped Box4:42NirvanaIn UteroNirvanaAlbum
Geffen Records424536-2
1.3Heart-Shaped Box4:42NirvanaIn UteroNirvanaAlbum
DGC Records*CDGCD 24607
1.3Heart-Shaped Box4:40NirvanaIn UteroNirvanaAlbum
Geffen Records4246072
5.1Heart Shaped Box4:39NirvanaSinglesNirvanaOther + Compilation
DGC RecordsGED 24901
1.3Heart-Shaped Box4:42NirvanaIn UteroNirvanaAlbum
  • JP1996-10-23
Geffen RecordsMVJG-25004
1.14Heart-Shaped Box4:41NirvanaSinglesNirvanaOther + Compilation
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaIn UteroNirvanaAlbum
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabUDCD 690
1.3Heart-Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn UteroNirvanaAlbum
Geffen RecordsMMTCD 2186
1.9Heart‐shaped Box4:39NirvanaNirvana (international version)NirvanaAlbum + Compilation
  • MX2002-10-18
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)
1.9Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaNirvanaNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2002-10-28
  • -2002-10-29
  • FR2002
Geffen Records, MTV Unplugged, Sub Pop Records493 523-2
1.9Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaNirvanaNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
  • US2002-10-29
DGC Records, MTV Unplugged, Sub Pop Records0694935072
1.9Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaNirvanaNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
  • CA2002-10-29
DGC Records, MTV Unplugged, Sub Pop Records0694935072
1.9Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaNirvanaNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2002-11-02
Geffen Records, MTV Unplugged, Sub Pop RecordsUICY-1140
1.9Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaNirvanaNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
Geffen Records493 5234
2.1Heart‐Shaped Box?:??NirvanaNirvanaNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
Geffen Records, MTV Unplugged, Sub Pop Records493 523-1, 493 590-1(493 523-1)
1.9Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaNirvanaNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
  • AU2003-01-07
Geffen Records, MTV Unplugged, Sub Pop Records4935232
1.3Heart-Shaped Box4:39NirvanaIn UteroNirvanaAlbum
Geffen Records424 536-1
1.9Heart Shaped Box4:45NirvanaNirvanaNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation)SL-114ABC
1.9Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaNirvana (limited edition)NirvanaAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2008-11-27
Geffen Records, MTV Unplugged, Sub Pop RecordsUICY-90832
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero (limited edition)NirvanaAlbum
  • JP2008-12-03
Geffen RecordsUICY-91225
1.3Heart-Shaped Box4:39NirvanaIn Utero (Back to Black)NirvanaAlbum
Geffen Records0720642453612
1.3Heart-Shaped Box4:40NirvanaIn Utero (Cream Yellow)NirvanaAlbum
Original Recordings GroupORG 033
1.6Heart-Shaped Box4:40NirvanaICONNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
  • US2010-08-31
Geffen RecordsB0014690-02
1.6Heart-Shaped Box4:40NirvanaIconNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
Geffen Records0602527473260
2.3Heart-Shaped Box4:42Nirvana2 for 1: Incesticide / In UteroNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music B.V. (not for release label use! NL subsidiary of UMG)533 255-9
1.3Heart-Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero (limited edition)NirvanaAlbum
DGC RecordsUICY-75127
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero (20th Anniversary remaster)NirvanaAlbum
  • XW2013-07-30
Geffen Records
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:39NirvanaIn Utero (20th anniversary edition)NirvanaAlbum
  • XE2013-09-20
  • GB2013-09-23
DGC Records, Universal Music Group International (manages UMG's offices in most countries outside of North America)0602537483464
1.3Heart-Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero (20th anniversary edition)NirvanaAlbum
  • XE2013-09-23
DGC Records0602537539222
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn UteroNirvanaAlbum
  • US2013-09-24
DGC RecordsB0019039-02
1.3Heart-Shaped Box4:42NirvanaIn Utero (20th anniversary Target exclusive)NirvanaAlbum
  • US2013-09-24
DGC RecordsB0019191-02
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero (20th anniversary edition)NirvanaAlbum
  • CA2013-09-24
DGC RecordsB001903902
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero (20th anniversary remaster)NirvanaAlbum
  • XW2013-09-24
Geffen Records
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero (20th anniversary super deluxe edition)NirvanaAlbum
  • US2013-09-24
DGC Records, Geffen Records00602537462445
1.3Heart‐shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero (20th Anniversary - Deluxe Edition)NirvanaAlbum
Geffen Records
1.3Heart‐shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe)NirvanaAlbum
Geffen Records
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero (super deluxe) (20th anniversary)NirvanaAlbum
Geffen Records
1.3Heart-Shaped Box (album version)4:41NirvanaIn Utero (20th anniversary super deluxe edition, 24-bit / 96 kHz)NirvanaAlbum
  • US2013-10-02
Geffen Records[none]
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero (20th anniversary edition super deluxe boxset)NirvanaAlbum
  • JP2013-10-09
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)UICY-75875
1.3Heart-Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn UteroNirvanaAlbum
DGC Records0600753453049
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero (20th Anniversary)NirvanaAlbum
Geffen Records
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero (manufactured by optimal media GmbH)NirvanaAlbum
DGC Records, Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)0602537502950
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero (deluxe edition) (20th Anniversary)NirvanaAlbum
Geffen Records
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero (super deluxe) (20th anniversary)NirvanaAlbum
Geffen Records
1.9Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaNirvanaNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2015-08-28
DGC Records, MTV Unplugged, Sub Pop Records, UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises)00602547314321
1.9Heart‐Shaped Box?:??NirvanaNirvanaNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2015-11-13
DGC Records, MTV Unplugged, Sub Pop Records0602547378781
1.9Heart‐Shaped Box4:39NirvanaNirvanaNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2018-07-18
Geffen Records
1.9Heart‐Shaped Box4:42NirvanaBest of the BestNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)493 523-2
1.6Heart‐Shaped Box4:40NirvanaICONNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
Geffen Records2747326
1.3Heart-Shaped Box4:41NirvanaIn Utero (Spanish repress)NirvanaAlbum
Geffen Records, Sub Pop RecordsGED 24536
Promotion
1.1Heart‐Shaped Box (LP Version)4:39NirvanaHeart‐Shaped BoxNirvanaSingle
DGC RecordsPRO-CD-4545
1.1Heart‐Shaped Box4:39NirvanaHeart‐Shaped BoxNirvanaSingle
DGC RecordsPRO-A-4558
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box?:??NirvanaIn UteroNirvanaAlbum
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Geffen RecordsGEF 24536 P
Bootleg
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box4:39NirvanaIn Utero (red transparent)NirvanaAlbum
Geffen RecordsGEF 24536
1.6Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaThe Very BestNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
2.8Heart-Shaped Box4:43NirvanaForever GoldNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
2.8Heart-Shaped Box4:43NirvanaThe Legends of the XXth CenturyNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
NeoRecords Ltd.
1.9Heart Shaped Box4:45NirvanaChinese Box SetNirvanaOther + Compilation
1.5Heart-Shaped Box4:42NirvanaGreatest HitsNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
Star Mark20089-1/2
1.11Heart-Shaped Box4:44NirvanaGoldNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
1.5Heart‐Shaped Box4:41NirvanaGreatest HitsNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
1.2Heart-Shaped Box4:43NirvanaGreatest HitsNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
98105
1.3Heart‐Shaped Box?:??NirvanaIn UteroNirvanaAlbum
Santa Records (Russian pirate label)AA 0004
1.2Heart-Shaped Box4:40NirvanaOutcesticide IV: It's Better to Burn Out Than to Fade AwayNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
1.9Heart-Shaped Box?:??NirvanaThe Best ofNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
Ukrainian Records005310308
1.12Heart-Shaped Box4:42NirvanaThe Best of NirvanaNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
Euro StarES 2593
(unknown)
1.11Heart-Shaped Box?:??NirvanaSingles BoxNirvanaOther + Compilation
  • -1998-06-30
Geffen Records

Relationships

recording engineer:Steve Albini (from 1993-02-12 until 1993-02-26)
associate engineer:Adam Kasper
engineer:Steve Albini
additional mixer:Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
bass guitar:Krist Novoselic (from 1993-02-12 until 1993-02-26)
drums (drum set):Dave Grohl (from 1993-02-12 until 1993-02-26)
guitar [guitars] and lead vocals:Kurt Cobain (from 1993-02-12 until 1993-02-26)
vocals:Dave Grohl (from 1993-02-12 until 1993-02-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Geffen Records, Inc. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1993)
recorded at:Pachyderm Recording Studio in Cannon Falls, Minnesota, United States (from 1993-02-12 until 1993-02-26)
mash-ups:Heart‐Shaped Watermelon (Harry Styles vs. Nirvana) by ah!
Heart‐Shaped Watermelon (Harry Styles vs. Nirvana) by ah!
part of:Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 76) (order: 75)
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 100) (order: 100)
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/144IMbY4x1EeUnjYr2uDcB [info]
stream video for free:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6P0SitRwy8 [info]
recording of:Heart‐Shaped Box (from 1993-02-12 until 1993-02-26)

Related works

Heart‐Shaped Box

lyricist and composer:Kurt Cobain
publisher:EMI‐Virgin Songs, Inc.
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